page_title: Waffen-SS foreign volunteers and conscripts
hierarchical_section_title: Waffen-SS foreign volunteers and conscripts
caption_attribution_description: English: First Ukrainian volunteers of the SS Galicia division marching in Sanok outside the courthouse to receive their troop flag. Deutsch: Die ersten ukrainischen Freiwilligen bei der SS-Galizien marschierten in Sanok vor dem Gerichtsgebäude auf, um ihre Truppenfahne zu empfangen.
context_page_description: During World War II, the Waffen-SS recruited significant numbers of non-Germans, both as volunteers and conscripts. In total some 500,000 non-Germans and ethnic Germans from outside Germany, mostly from German-occupied Europe, were recruited between 1940 and 1945. The units were under the control of the SS Führungshauptamt beneath Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler. Upon mobilization, the units' tactical control was given to the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht.
context_section_description: During World War II, the Waffen-SS recruited significant numbers of non-Germans, both as volunteers and conscripts. In total some 500,000 non-Germans and ethnic Germans from outside Germany, mostly from German-occupied Europe, were recruited between 1940 and 1945. The units were under the control of the SS Führungshauptamt (SS Command Main Office) beneath Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler. Upon mobilization, the units' tactical control was given to the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (High Command of the Armed Forces).
caption: Ukrainian volunteers of the SS Galizien division marching in Sanok, May 1943
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